Trading Signals: DGX Stock Price Prediction and Forecast

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Thu. Oct. 19, 2006

Trading Signals: DGX Stock Price Prediction and Forecast (Tue. Apr. 1, 2003 - Fri. Oct. 27, 2023)

(Quest Diagnostics)
DGX latest price $51.2900 (2.58%) ($50.2500 - $51.3100) on Thu. Oct. 19, 2006.

Trend Analysis and Forecast

Average Daily Percentage Swing   2.4% (three month average)
RSI   23
Latest Price   $51.2900(2.58%)
Stocks Behave Similarly   Similar Stock List
Daily Trend   DGX advances 1.1% a day on average for past five trading days.
Weekly Trend   DGX declines -4% a week on average for past two weeks.
Market Behavior   Normal for large cap. Normal for small cap.
Correlated ETFs   Broad market will support DGX advance at 0% a week (0% probability)
SPY(52%)    IWM(49%)    QQQ(46%)    XLP(46%)    XLY(46%)
Factors Impacting DGX price   DGX will decline at least -1.2% in a week (0% probabilities).
TLT(-17%)    SHY(-10%)    TIP(-3%)    GLD(2%)    LQD(12%)
Explanation The rally is not sustainable and not supported by the broad market.

Relative Volatility (options are extremely cheap)

Market Trend Strength   -1.2% (StdDev 2.4%)
Hourly BBV 0 ()
Intraday Trend 0.7%

Resistance Level   $53.91
5 Day Moving Average   $50.06(2.46%)
10 Day Moving Average   $50.01(2.56%)
20 Day Moving Average   $53.91(-4.86%)
To recent high   -20.2%
To recent low   5.3%
Market Cap   $6.873b

Quest Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the provision fo diagnostic testing, information and services. It operates through the Diagnostic Information Services (DIS) and All Other segments. The DIS segment offers diagnostic information services to patients, clinicians, hospitals, health plans, and employers. The All Other segment consists of risk assessment services, healthcare information technology, diagnostic products, and clinical trials testing businesses. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Secaucus, NJ.

$. DGX price fluctuates within 10.68% (three month std-dev: 2.4%) daily (68% of days).

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i	Date	ema100	ema20	ema10	ema5	Slow Hourly Trend	Fast Hourly Trend	Close	Pattern	Trade	P	SMA5 BBV	WTF	lsma10 Trend	ema5 Trend	ema10 Trend	Volume millions	Quarterly Strength	100 Daily Trend	Daily Trend Force	Daily StdDev	Hourly BBV	BBV	RSI	VIXCD
1	Oct_19_2006	59.22	53.91	50.01	50.06	50.05	50.48	51.29(2.58%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.2	-2	60	27	-89	3.11	32%	-0.07	-48.9	2.4%	0	-0.5	23	0
2	Oct_18_2006	59.26	54.42	49.94	49.54	49.58	49.89	50(0.3%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.1	-33	50	9	-158	3.68	27%	-0.1	-50.5	2.38%	0	-0.7	17	0
3	Oct_17_2006	59.32	55.01	49.96	49.52	49.36	49.62	49.85(0.08%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.1	-46	30	8	-209	2.48	27%	-0.17	-51.2	2.38%	0	-0.9	16	0
4	Oct_16_2006	59.42	55.6	49.98	49.5	49.34	49.27	49.81(0.91%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.1	-64	-20	2	-263	1.77	27%	-0.1	-52.9	2.39%	0	-1	15	0
5	Oct_13_2006	59.48	56.21	50.98	49.56	49.4	49.09	49.36(1.36%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0	-81	-50	-17	-273	2.23	26%	-0.13	-54.1	2.39%	0	-1.2	16	0

6	Oct_12_2006	59.56	56.88	52.09	49.95	49.74	49.4	48.7(-2.37%)	DT	HoldShort	-65	-0.2	-84	-60	-22	-270	3.32	26%	-0.13	-54.6	2.39%	0	-1.4	13	0
7	Oct_11_2006	59.64	57.58	53.36	50.39	50.34	49.72	49.88(0.28%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0.1	-74	-90	-12	-258	2.41	26%	-0.13	-55.9	2.38%	0	-1.4	15	0
8	Oct_10_2006	59.72	58.25	54.56	50.46	50.58	50.08	49.74(-0.78%)	DT	HoldShort	-65	-0.1	-80	-60	-20	-258	3.39	26%	-0.12	-58.4	2.38%	0	-1.6	14	0
9	Oct_9_2006	59.79	58.94	55.84	50.52	50.65	50.96	50.13(-2.28%)	DT	HoldShort	-65	-0.1	-97	50	-42	-262	2.92	26%	-0.13	-62.5	2.38%	0	-1.8	17	0
10	Oct_6_2006	59.87	59.6	57.04	52.67	51.02	51.09	51.3(0.79%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0.3	-88	-80	-44	-219	3.68	26%	-0.1	-56.8	2.36%	0	-1.8	18	0

11	Oct_5_2006	59.93	60.22	58.15	54.64	53.36	50.33	50.9(1.29%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0.9	-110	-470	-81	-195	4.95	26%	-0.13	-51.9	2.36%	0	-2.2	14	0
12	Oct_4_2006	60.01	60.85	59.31	56.86	56.1	50.95	50.25(0.5%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-1.8	-189	-680	-188	-191	8.46	26%	-0.15	-46.4	2.36%	0	-3	13	0
13	Oct_3_2006	60.1	61.53	60.57	59.26	59.12	56.39	50(-17.9%)	DT	HoldShort	-65	-3.5	-160	-330	-169	-133	25.43	26%	-0.15	-41.9	2.38%	0	-4.3	11	0
14	Oct_2_2006	60.19	62.22	61.86	61.79	61.73	61.25	60.9(-0.43%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-1.6	-59	-60	-57	-63	0.98	50%	0.07	-90	0.84%	0	-2.4	30	0
15	Sep_29_2006	60.15	62.32	61.96	62.01	62.1	61.85	61.16(-1.31%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-1.7	-36	-20	-32	-49	1.04	50%	0.05	-96.2	0.84%	0	-2.4	36	0

16	Sep_28_2006	60.12	62.47	62.11	62.21	62.21	62.2	61.97(-0.47%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-0.4	-15	-0	-9	-34	0.5	53%	0.07	-69.2	0.82%	0	-0.9	37	0
17	Sep_27_2006	60.08	62.57	62.15	62.2	62.22	62.35	62.26(-0.65%)	N/A	N/A	0	0.1	3	20	14	-29	0.7	58%	0.08	-54.8	0.82%	0	-0.5	47	0
18	Sep_26_2006	60.03	62.66	62.19	62.15	62.12	62.21	62.67(1.08%)	N/A	N/A	0	0.7	7	10	19	-29	0.91	58%	0.1	-45.8	0.86%	0	0	50	0
19	Sep_25_2006	59.97	62.72	62.21	61.95	62	62.08	62(-0.21%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.1	-6	10	6	-42	1.17	56%	0.08	-40.5	0.85%	0	-0.9	44	0
20	Sep_22_2006	59.92	62.8	62.28	61.91	61.94	62.03	62.13(0.31%)	DP	OpenShort	-65	0.3	-10	10	3	-48	0.65	56%	0.12	-37.3	0.85%	0	-0.8	42	0

21	Sep_21_2006	59.85	62.87	62.37	62.01	61.93	61.92	61.94(-0.1%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-0.1	-20	-10	-7	-59	0.63	60%	0.12	-29.8	0.85%	0	-1.2	28	0
22	Sep_20_2006	59.78	62.93	62.44	62.09	62.13	61.86	62(0.49%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0.1	-30	-30	-16	-70	1.04	60%	0.12	-26.1	0.88%	0	-1.2	31	0
23	Sep_19_2006	59.71	63	62.51	62.23	62.3	61.95	61.7(-0.13%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-0.7	-55	-40	-44	-89	1.34	60%	0.12	-16.7	0.88%	0	-1.8	27	0
24	Sep_18_2006	59.64	63.05	62.6	62.5	62.57	62.39	61.78(-1.37%)	DT	OpenShort	-75	-1.1	-41	-20	-27	-82	1.01	60%	0.1	-4.7	0.88%	0	-1.9	30	0
25	Sep_15_2006	59.58	63.09	62.71	62.68	62.76	62.64	62.64(0.51%)	DP	OpenShort	-75	-0.1	-28	-10	-12	-74	1.24	64%		10.2	0.87%	0	-0.7	42	0
i	Date	ema100	ema20	ema10	ema5	Slow Hourly Trend	Fast Hourly Trend	Close	Pattern	Trade	P	SMA5 BBV	WTF	lsma10 Trend	ema5 Trend	ema10 Trend	Volume millions	Quarterly Strength	100 Daily Trend	Daily Trend Force	Daily StdDev	Hourly BBV	BBV	RSI	VIXCD

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